Palaeoentomology (2018–2022): A newcomer on the rise to high impact

Abstract

The journal Palaeoentomology was founded in late 2018 through a collaboration between the International Palaeoentomological Society (IPS) and Magnolia Press (the publisher of Zootaxa) in response to an exponential growth in the number of papers in this field (Azar et al., 2018). This specialized journal aims to be a high-quality platform for bringing together recent research and discoveries in fossil insects and other terrestrial arthropods, as well as other amber inclusions (Azar et al., 2018). The new journal has been warmly welcomed by the palaeoentomological community and sustained stable development in the first five years (2018–2022). In November 2022, Palaeoentomology was accepted by Clarivate for coverage in the Emerging Sources Citation Index™ (ESCI) in the Web of Science Core Collection™, and is expected to have its first journal impact factor in mid-June 2023. All papers published during 2018–2022 in Palaeoentomology were indexed in ESCI in January 2023. Here, I provide a summary of the first five volumes of this journal, with focus on citation patterns as well as an estimate of its first Journal Impact Factor™.